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Proprium meaning

A property that applies to all members of a species and only to them, serving to distinguish the species from other species within the same genus, yet is not part of the true definition or the essence of the species.

Using Proprium

  • The main meaning on this page is: A property that applies to all members of a species and only to them, serving to distinguish the species from other species within the same genus, yet is not part of the true definition or the essence of the species.
  • In the example corpus, proprium often appears in combinations such as: the proprium, proprium sanctorum.

Context around Proprium

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Proprium

  • In this selection, "proprium" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, based, sanctorum and capital stand out and add context to how "proprium" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the proprium sanctorum to and harmonizing the proprium de tempore. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "proprium" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with proprium

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The Proprium Sanctorum This contains the lessons, psalms and liturgical formularies for saints' festivals, and depends on the days of the secular month. (23 words)

Celebration Before 1910 the difficulty of harmonizing the Proprium de Tempore and the Proprium Sanctorum, to which reference has been made, was only partly met in the thirty-seven chapters of general rubrics. (33 words)

US-based Proprium Capital Partners has lobbed a 0.67¢ per share bid for AV Jennings that the home builder’s board says it will recommend its shareholders accept in the absence of a better offer. (36 words)

US-based Proprium Capital Partners has lobbed a 0.67¢ per share bid for AV Jennings that the home builder’s board says it will recommend its shareholders accept in the absence of a better offer. (36 words)

Celebration Before 1910 the difficulty of harmonizing the Proprium de Tempore and the Proprium Sanctorum, to which reference has been made, was only partly met in the thirty-seven chapters of general rubrics. (33 words)

The Proprium Sanctorum This contains the lessons, psalms and liturgical formularies for saints' festivals, and depends on the days of the secular month. (23 words)

Example sentences (3)

Celebration Before 1910 the difficulty of harmonizing the Proprium de Tempore and the Proprium Sanctorum, to which reference has been made, was only partly met in the thirty-seven chapters of general rubrics.

US-based Proprium Capital Partners has lobbed a 0.67¢ per share bid for AV Jennings that the home builder’s board says it will recommend its shareholders accept in the absence of a better offer.

The Proprium Sanctorum This contains the lessons, psalms and liturgical formularies for saints' festivals, and depends on the days of the secular month.

Common combinations with proprium

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "proprium" in a sentence?
An example: "Celebration Before 1910 the difficulty of harmonizing the Proprium de Tempore and the Proprium Sanctorum, to which reference has been made, was only partly met in the thirty-seven chapters of general rubrics." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "proprium" from authentic English texts.
What does "proprium" mean?
Proprium means: A property that applies to all members of a species and only to them, serving to distinguish the species from other species within the same genus, yet is not part of the true definition or the essence of the species.
How many example sentences with "proprium" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "proprium", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.